The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-03-08
The Capital Removal Question
Settled for the Present
Session.
The Base Tricks of Men, and the
Skilled Devices of the Fe-
male Lobbyists.
The Vote was "a for Removal, and
a Against Leaving the
Rabbit Hash.

Jefferson City, March 2.-[Special. J.
The long-looked-fOr battle OH the removal
Of the capital from this city TO e.:alia
was fought to-day and ended in defeat for
Sedalia. At an early hour crowds began
to gather in the halls OF the house, and
never before has Jefferson City been so
much excited. BY the time the speakers
gayel was heard every vacant seat and all
the standing room in the aisles and CALLER
les was appropriated. The boarding
house keepers with their attendant hash
singers formed very large part OF those
pres mt, and the way in which they smoothed
| their ribbons and furbeiows and eyed
their respective bOarders meant business
of the most determined kind. In this con-
nection, il may be safely said that there
! sere more hatchet-fsced, grim-yisaged fe-
males present OF the chinchopping than ever
before were assembled In one place in tie
borders Of the great state OF Missouri, and
il was the general verdict that the man
who could dare their wrath was made of
| the real John Rogers material.
When the speaker announced the order
for the presentation OF petitions, there was
sort of funeral silence over the whole
assembly, but at last the petitions came
pouring IN, and il was discovered that
while circumstances were sent In from a
few OF the counties, yet at least three
fOurths were apparently in favor OF the
capital removal resolution. Especial Y
as this true of the larger and more i'm
portant counties, and If straws tell which
way the wind blows, then the people will
yet have their say in this matter
At 1890, Representative Bridges, of
Pettis county, called for special order and
stated that he did not desire To speak on
the subject as he hoped that vote would
be taken without any debate. General
Mcintyre, who has been confined TO his
bed from the Goth of January up TO Mon
day, arose and siguifed his intention of
having his little say.
The Generals head was bandaged with
a white handkerchief, his face and figure
looking more like corpse than a living
representative He began slowly one Of
the greatest speeches of his life, He
closed his remarks amidst the greatest |
cheering and applause from tie aisles and |
galleries.
Mr. Bridges followed in an able and |
splendid presen' alton of hi. case, answer |
ing the legal objection urged by General |
Mcintyre. His speech was one that his |
friends might well be prond of. The roll
call progressed amidst silence and anxiety |
but as il neared the close the feelings of |
the crowd could no longer bear restraint |
as il became more and more evident that |
the resolution was badly defeated.
When the speaker announced the resolu
ton lost, ayes "a, nays "a, the hall rever-
brated with shouts and cheering.
The joint concurrent resolution adopted |
in the house yesterday TO adjourn sue die |
on March 10th will be stubbOrnly opposed |
in the senate. 1t is regarded as scheme
to force the governor TO call an extra SEES
sion, as it is evident that the business of
the general assembly cannot be disposed of
by the date fixed in the resolution. In |
furtherance of the scheme, no action will |
be taken on the appropriation bill until
after March 10th adjourning without
making any arrangements for the payment |
of the running expenses of the state gov
eminent for the ensuing two years. IL is
hardly probable that the governor wilt
call an extra session, as he conl
strueS law TO mean, il legisla-
lures cannot dispose of needed legislation
within the seventy days limit, it may re-
lain In session as long as Is necessary 10
accomplish that purpose The secret of I
the matter seems 10 be that, after the
seventy days of the regular session, men,
bers get only 81 per day, while a called
session gives them S. per day.
LATER.
The senate agreed to the house resolu-
ton to adjourn on the 10th by a vote Of
yeas, 10 nays, IA. The lieutenr mt gov
ernOr, however, decided not to announce
the result, as il was a matter of question
whether it did not require a constitutional
majority the same as bill.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
This afternoon the Salisbury anti
bucket shop bill came up for engrossment.
Mr. Smith, of Kansas City, introduced an
to make the principal of the
bill to apply to all option deaIin. and
made speech In favor of his amend ment
His objections were to'kill the bill by max
ing it too sweeping. Mr.. Miller, of Kansas
City spoke in favor OF the bill. holland, OF
StLouis, attempted to show that boards of
trade were worse than bucket
shops. Hr. Haynes, of Buchanan,
made strong arguement, showing that
bucket sops were worse than faro banks and
did not insure as much protection to play. +;
ers. :
A motion TO adopt the previous question
was carried, and Mr.. Smith spoke in favor
IF his amendment. An amendment was
ost and the bill was lost to engrossment
Charley holland moved TO reconsider.
This led Mr.. Macklin to move to Ia
BE the motion to reconsider, il was laid on
he table The rest of the afternoon was :
devoted to the transaction of routine bust !
less. q
Jefferson City, March S.-[Special- I
After long debate the senate passed Mr. O
bill to prevent railroad corpo- 4
'ations or individuals osniug, operating or
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